and not even in the Pub.
I was locked in the MINI at a petrol station, I was very low on fuel and couldn't just drive off for help. I had to get out and fill up.
It was the first really frosty morning since I got my Cooper, I had to scrape off the ice and then drive about 1/2 mile to the nearest filing station. On arrival I could not get out - the doors (both drivers and passenger) were locked shut. I could wind down the window and try to open from the outside, but to no avail. A man at the next pump came over to help, with me still stuck inside - no luck.
I definately hadn't operated the central locking 'zombie' switch. After all sorts of attempts to unlock, using the key outside and the remote, I was just contemplating climbing out the window when I got the passenger door open. But still the driver's door could not be opened.
I filled up with petrol and got back in the passenger's side.
The drivers door eventually opened when I had driven another ten miles.
It could have been the frost/cold affecting the door locking mechanism.
It hasn't happened since, although there have been equally cold mornings (about -1C).
Has anyone else suffered from this problem?
I was locked in the MINI at a petrol station, I was very low on fuel and couldn't just drive off for help. I had to get out and fill up.
It was the first really frosty morning since I got my Cooper, I had to scrape off the ice and then drive about 1/2 mile to the nearest filing station. On arrival I could not get out - the doors (both drivers and passenger) were locked shut. I could wind down the window and try to open from the outside, but to no avail. A man at the next pump came over to help, with me still stuck inside - no luck.
I definately hadn't operated the central locking 'zombie' switch. After all sorts of attempts to unlock, using the key outside and the remote, I was just contemplating climbing out the window when I got the passenger door open. But still the driver's door could not be opened.
I filled up with petrol and got back in the passenger's side.
The drivers door eventually opened when I had driven another ten miles.
It could have been the frost/cold affecting the door locking mechanism.
It hasn't happened since, although there have been equally cold mornings (about -1C).
Has anyone else suffered from this problem?